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The sheer verbosity of the average person on the internet has always amazed me. You can't say anything in less than 3 solid paragraphs. Sometimes I wonder if t
by swayvil 4y ago
The sheer verbosity of the average person on the internet has always amazed me. You can't say anything in less than 3 solid paragraphs. Sometimes I wonder if the problem is mine. It certainly seems a hinderance to communication.
- Victerius 4y ago
- thrown_22 4y ago>The top comment in this other HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32888730 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32888730 I don't get it. That post is great. The lead is at the top. It's highly visible and you don't need to read anything else if you don't want to. The rest is just a long form explanation of why they like physical books.
- georgeoliver 4y agoI couldn't agree more. If it's true that most in-person communication is non-verbal, I wonder if people then try to over-compensate with their prose. Maybe technical documents need more emoticons.